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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Sticking to a set record retention policy eliminates guesswork and promotes efficiency. Businesses and nonprofits of all sizes should possess a written-out document retention policy. Such action raises concern about cover-ups.

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Customizing Coworking Spaces for Niche Markets: Smart Strategy Or Risky Move?

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This can include industry-specific workshops, networking events, and mentorship programs. Strategic Partnerships : Understanding the dynamics of niche industries enables operators to form strategic partnerships with industry organizations, associations, and businesses.

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Culturally Diverse Workforces Require Bespoke Mental Health Support

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What this means is that all policies, resources, physical spaces, and the company’s ethos and values enable every employee to feel that their wellbeing has been prioritized. These groups are often formed to promote diversity and inclusion at work and provide support and resources for employees who share these characteristics.

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8 Tools To Help Build An Efficient Asynchronous Workflow

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Zoom Zoom helped herald in a new era for remote and hybrid work policies around the globe. At the Zoomtopia 2023 event , the company unveiled its vision for the future of work, which places an emphasis on hybrid collaboration and new AI-driven enhancements for its software. billion in revenue last year — a 7.3% increase year-over-year.

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Five Essential Strategies for Successful Hybrid Leadership

Allwork

This heightened stress level, primarily, comes from the task of implementing company policies on hybrid work and the return to office. The typical scenario, based on my experience of assisting 21 companies transition to hybrid work, is that executives set the policies and leave it to middle managers to enforce them.

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How to make your event more environmentally friendly

Practically Perfect PA

Sustainability certainly hasn’t been a priority for assistants organising events, particularly as we often have to manage events alongside our actual day job and the budgets we have to spend on events are still quite a bit smaller than they were a few years ago. Sustainable events don’t need to be expensive events.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Health insurance forms. Note that employers who are required to encourage applicants and employees to self-identify as an individual with a disability under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act must keep these self-identification forms separate from all other records, including other medical records. Pay authorization forms.

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